Active-duty service members who are transitioning out of the military and filing a VA claim for disability benefits shouldn't have to attend different, but similar, medical examinations conducted by DoD and VA. Historically, they have, and now...
Find your TRICARE costs with Compare Cost Tool
FALLS CHURCH, Va. - Would you like to know more about your TRICARE health plan costs? Maybe you'd like to compare different plans to find the most cost-effective one. TRICARE's online compare cost tool can help you look up your health...
Expanding access for contraceptive care
MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER - Reproductive health care is a readiness issue. It is a personal issue and a family issue. Deciding how and when to have or add to a family is a concern that touches the active duty service member and their family...
Improve your heart with pulse power
MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER, Joint Base Lewis-McChord - Besides Valentines and increased talk of heart health in February, did you know that World Pulses Day is also celebrated on the 10th? Pulses, commonly mistaken as legumes, are a...
Team McChord Suicide Prevention Program provides two ways to complete training
The Suicide Prevention Program here at Joint Base Lewis-McChord assures suicide prevention and awareness education is provided to all Department of Defense civilians, reservists, and active-duty service members. Service members and DoD civilians...
Changes to TRICARE expected in 2024
FALLS CHURCH, Va. - A new TRICARE contract that facilitates beneficiary health care in the civilian sector, known as T-5, is expected to start in 2024. The changes will improve the delivery, quality, and cost of health care services for services...